Chelsea vs Roma Predictions, 18 Oct 2017

The Match Is Over. Score: 3-3

Chelsea v Roma Predictions for Wednesday's night kick-off Champions League group fixture facing Premier League champions Chelsea and Serie A side Roma at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea have started well in the CL, leading the group after an impressive away win against Atletico Madrid and a 6-0 thrashing at home against Qarabag.

Match status: 2017-18 Champions League - Group C
Kick-off: Wednesday 18 Oct 2017, 07:45pm GMT
Venue: "Stamford Bridge" in London, England

Chelsea v Roma Team News

Chelsea play Roma at home in this Champions League (CL) group match between last season’s Premier League (PL) winners and last season’s Serie A (SA) runners up.

Chelsea have made a steady start to the season in the PL, but have uncharacteristically lost 2 games at home already, against Burnley and Manchester City. Roma have 3 consecutive league wins away from home, with a goal difference of +7.

Edin Dzeko of Roma is in fine form, and has scored 7 times in the last 6 matches in SA. With 1 goal in 2 matches in the CL as well, Dzeko has had a great start to the season. He has, however, played Chelsea 9 times before, and has yet to find the net against the blues.

The last time these teams were drawn in the same CL-group was back in 2008. The most recent official games between the teams took place on that occasion, with both teams winning their respective home matches.

Teams' Possible Starting Lineups:

Chelsea: Thibaut Courtois - Gary Cahill, David Luiz, Cesar Azpilicueta - Marcos Alonso, Tiemoue Bakayoko, Cesc Fabregas, Davide Zappacosta - Eden Hazard, Pedro - Alvaro Morata (3-4-2-1 formation)

Roma: Alisson - Bruno Peres, Federico Fazio, Juan Jesus, Aleksandar Kolarov - Radja Nainggolan, Daniele De Rossi, Kevin Strootman - Alessandro Florenzi, Edin Dzeko, Diego Perotti (4-3-3 formation)

Missing Players of Chelsea and Roma:

Chelsea: Midfielders Victor Moses and N'Golo Kante are both on the sidelines for the visit of Roma, with Daniel Drinkwater a doubt with a fitness problem.

Roma: Emerson, Patrik Schick and Rick Karsdorp are out through injury, while Stephan El Shaarawy and Kostas Manolas have been ruled out for the trip to England capital London due to health problems.

Head-to-Head Record: Chelsea v Roma

2013 Club Friendly
Chelsea 2-1 AS Roma

2008-09 Champions League Group Stages
AS Roma 3-1 Chelsea

2008-09 Champions League Group Stages
Chelsea 1-0 AS Roma